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20 Pence - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1985-1997 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Raphael David Maklouf Reverse: William Maving Gardner |
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| Reverse description | A crowned Tudor rose rendered in high relief occupies the centre of the field, with a smaller inner rose superimposed upon the larger outer rose, symbolising the union of the Houses of York and Lancaster. The date is divided on either side of the rose, flanking the crown above. The designer's initials 'WG' appear within the rose stem foliage to the left. The denomination 'TWENTY PENCE' arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while the numeral '20' appears in large raised figures at the base of the design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The undated 20p minting error of 2008 — where obverse and reverse dies from different design generations were paired — drew widespread attention to just how rarely the Royal Mint combines mismatched dies in circulation strikes. That scandal had nothing to do with this issue, but it clarified something useful: the 1985–1997 series represents the last generation of 20p pieces where every example carries a date, making attribution straightforward in a way later issues briefly, embarrassingly were not.